Thanks for your help. I found a solution that works for me. I splited the Name into two parts, the part before the ProductName and the part after the ProductName. Instead of [ProductName] i define. Into the Name attribute I put !(loc.textPart1)$(var.myProductName)!(loc.textPart2). That version works best for me because we have a multi-language installer that is configured by a script for different programm versions. I just didn't want to script some manipulation for the wxl files to change the ProductName in there. So thanks for your input.
Andreas Hellwig Neil Enns schrieb: > Andreas, > > Another option is to make ProductName a localization string in your wxl file. > Then use !(loc.ProductName) everywhere, including in the Product element. > This is what we do and it works like a charm. > > Neil > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:02 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name > > > Thanks for your answers. > I tried a property too. It didn't work. It wasn't replaced. Maybe that's > because the name field of a shortcut of the type Filename and not > Formatted. Well i guess i'll have to use text without the ProductName. > > Andreas Hellwig > > Tony Juricic schrieb: > >> I had similar things happen to me and solved them by using CA like: >> >> <Property Id="PROGRESS_DLG_TITLE" Secure="yes" /> >> <CustomAction Id="SetProgressTitle" Property="PROGRESS_DLG_TITLE" >> Value="!(loc.ProgressDlg_Title)" Execute="immediate" /> >> >> In this case above dialog title contained [ProductName] which was not >> resolved. Then you schedule CA very early and insert the property name >> where you need resolved string. >> >> The only way I can understand this is that MSI DB fields are not all >> equal. For some resolution works, for others doesn't. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andreas Hellwig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:54 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [ProductName] not replaced in Shortcut Name >> >> Well I used [ProductName] like it is used in the WiXUI localization >> files. Everywhere else it works correct. Just in the shortcut it isn't >> replaced correctly. >> >> in the .wxl file i've got this: >> <String Id="Test_UninstallLinkTitle" Overridable="yes">Uninstall >> [ProductName]</String> >> <String Id="Test_UninstallLinkDescription" Overridable="yes">Removes >> [ProductName] from your computer.</String> >> >> and in my .wxs file i've got this: >> <Shortcut Id="UninstallProduct_all" >> Name="!(loc.Test_UninstallLinkTitle) " >> Target="[System32Folder]msiexec.exe" >> Arguments="/x {$(var.TEST_PRODUCT_CODE)}" >> Directory="Test_startmenu_subfolder" >> Description="!(loc.Test_UninstallLinkDescription)" /> >> >> any idea why the [ProductName] isn't replaced for the shortcut? >> >> Andreas Hellwig >> >> >> >> Rob Hamflett schrieb: >> >> >>> [ProductName] indicates that ProductName is a property. Are you sure >>> >>> >> you don't want $(loc.ProductName)? >> >> >>> Rob >>> >>> Andreas Hellwig wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to create a shortcut with a localized name, but sadly >>>> '[ProductName]' isn't replaced in the localization-string (same for >>>> >>>> >> the >> >> >>>> description). 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